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Default Classic vs Not So Classic Banana Pudding

itsjoannotjoann wrote:
> On Oct 7, 9:57 am, "Jean B." > wrote:
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>> Some Texan friends were recently discussing this elsewhere. I
>> don't THINK the meringue is classic.
>>
>>
>> Jean B.
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>>

> My mom made homemade 'naner puddin' starting in the 40's and it always
> had meringue on top. This was long before CoolWhip or DreamWhip were
> thought of. The original recipe on the vanilla wafers called for
> meringue, but anything goes now.
>

My Mom was making homemade banana pudding in the forties and fifties and
it never, ever, had meringue or anything else on top. I guess it's a
regional thang. I'm a Native Texican by the way.